wall in
phrasal verb
walled in; walling in; walls in
: to surround (something) with a wall or with something that is like a wall
The school grounds are walled in.
They walled the garden in with rows of thick shrubs.
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The frontier’s closing, the unavailability of new lands, and the enclosure of national space by the border wall in the late twentieth century were existential crises.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2025
Ramirez’s second hit was a 110.4 mph rocket off the center-field wall in the seventh inning.
—Isaac Azout, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
His lofting fly ball had enough to scrape off the wall in left, scoring the winning run for his first career walk-off hit in a 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
He’s been biding his time since then, throwing plyometric balls in third inning of games, working the bands in the fifth and playing catch with the wall in the seventh, just in case.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2025
Ramirez’s second hit was a 110.4 mph rocket off the center-field wall in the seventh inning.
—Isaac Azout, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
His lofting fly ball had enough to scrape off the wall in left, scoring the winning run for his first career walk-off hit in a 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
He’s been biding his time since then, throwing plyometric balls in third inning of games, working the bands in the fifth and playing catch with the wall in the seventh, just in case.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Wall in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall%20in. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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